Shloka 74
Kārtika-Māhātmya
The Greatness of Kārtika
संभोगं दक्षिणोपेतं व्रतस्य परिपूर्तये । प्रातः स्नाने हयं दद्यान्निःस्नेहे घृतसक्तुकान् ॥ ७४ ॥
saṃbhogaṃ dakṣiṇopetaṃ vratasya paripūrtaye | prātaḥ snāne hayaṃ dadyānniḥsnehe ghṛtasaktukān || 74 ||
व्रताची परिपूर्ती व्हावी म्हणून दक्षिणेसह समापन-कर्म (उद्यापन) व नियत विधी आचरावा. प्रातःस्नानावेळी घोड्याचे दान करावे; आणि निःस्नेह (तेलरहित) व्रतासाठी तुपमिश्रित सत्तू दान द्यावे.
Narada (teaching in the Uttara-bhaga context of vrata and tirtha-linked ritual duties)
Vrata: none (general vrata completion)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It teaches that a vow is spiritually “complete” only when it is properly concluded—by finishing rites and generosity (dakṣiṇā and dāna), transforming personal austerity into dharmic giving.
By emphasizing sincere completion and charitable offering, it frames devotion as disciplined practice plus selfless giving—actions traditionally offered to the Divine and to dharma through service to priests and the needy.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure): how a vrata is concluded (paripūrti), the role of dakṣiṇā, and timing tied to daily rites like the prātaḥ-snān (morning bath).